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More than 140 local employees are working on site every day with another 600 contractors being employed at various stages of the project.

Crews are also working off-site to install 27km of new underground rising mains to supply the plant.

According to council's project manager, Steve Gray, and Baulderstone's senior project manager, Anthony Holmes, work is progressing ahead of schedule, despite the prolonged wet season, and under budget.

Baulderstone is putting the final touches on the structural components of the plant's bioreactor and three settling tanks.

About 14,000 cubic metres out of a total of 20,000 cubic metres - the equivalent of 3300 truck loads - has been poured so far.

Mayor Les Tyrell said the plant as well as upgrades of water treatment facilities would support decades of growth in Townsville.

Mount St John plant is replacing the oldest sewerage treatment plant in the city with a state-of-the-art facility.

The plant will have double the capacity and a treatment process that will meet much higher environmental standards.

The Mount St John plant will have a capacity of 106,500 equivalent persons and service areas including Pallarenda, Cranbrook, Kirwan, Mount Louisa, Heatley, Vincent, Garbutt, Bohle Plains, Deeragun, Mount Low and Bushland Beach.

The Cleveland Bay plant has a capacity of 120,000 equivalent persons.

Mr Holmes said they were looking to start commissioning the Mount St John plant in March next year.

Other sewerage treatment plants including the existing Mount St John plant and plants at Mount Low, Deeragun and Bohle are to be demolished.

Source: Townsville Bulletin